Reiki and Multiple Sclerosis

I have noticed the increase in neurological and autoimmune diseases over the last decade or so. Having suffered with seizures, migraines and various autoimmune difficulties, I am particularly interested in the treatment of these types of illness. I also have family members who have suffered with stroke and dementia. Most of us have been affected by neurological and autoimmune disorders in some way during the course of our lives. When I found that a friend’s daughter had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, I began researching complementary and alternative methods for treating MS. I would like to share with you some of the information I found regarding using Reiki to treat MS.

Reiki was researched for the treatment of MS in a 2002 study in the United Kingdom. Very positive results were found. It was a small group of study participants (ten in all), with patients ranging from 35 to 60 years old. They were treated with Reiki once a week, for one hour, over the course of twelve weeks. The participants were tested on motor function, cognitive function, fatigue and lethargy, emotional and mental well-being, sensation in the arms and legs, pain, and urinary and bowel problems. All the participants saw improvement in symptoms and one person was completely relieved of all symptoms.

In particular, the participants had significant decreases in pain and depression symptoms. Some of them were still noticing the relief nine months after the treatments had stopped, while others had some return of symptoms 6-8 weeks after the sessions were stopped.

Ninety percent of the participants had a reduction of pain, eighty percent had a reduction of motor symptoms, seventy percent had a reduction of fatigue and seventy one percent noticed a reduction of the symptoms in their legs. Other areas of improvement were a reduction of urinary symptoms (66%), a reduction in bowel symptoms (60%), a reduction in lethargy (60%), and a reduction in the symptoms in the arms (42%). All but one patient noticed a significant reduction in cognitive symptoms. That patient experienced no change in cognitive symptoms during the study. In the patients who experienced sleeplessness or dizziness, symptoms were completely relieved during the 12 week study. Those with stomach pains had a reduction of symptoms.

In another case I found during my research, a woman with MS was unable to walk. She began using Reiki and reflexology. After a year, she is completely relieved of symptoms and can walk again. She described her symptoms in this way “elastic bands of pain circling my body, weak heavy legs, impaired walking, no mobility upon rising, dropping things, blurred or double vision, severe mood swings, poor or no bladder control, back pain and swelling, impaired speech, pins and needle sensation throughout my body, and my symptoms were aggravated by heat.” You can read her story here.

I find all of this very encouraging. In many cases, patients with MS are not helped by traditional medicine alone. Even in the best of cases, traditional medicine only tries to delay the onset and worsening of symptoms. Cures and total relief of symptoms are rare with MS. Combining Reiki treatments with traditional medicine seems to have enormous benefits to MS patients.

Several studies have confirmed that Reiki reduces depression, anxiety and pain symptoms. Even if these were the only symptoms relieved with Reiki, this would be a tremendous help to MS sufferers. Pain, depression and anxiety are believed to worsen the condition of the immune system and the ability to cope. When these things are improved, a person is better able to heal. Reiki can be a very important tool in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis, relieving a number of symptoms and lessening the distress associated with the illness.

hi i have ms,i started going to a ms therpy centre,therpys we pay for?free exercise classes for helping with mobility etc,i tried some reiki there?and now have a hour once a week,it helps me keep going,i notice syptoms if i miss a week,more,walking,balance,toilet probs etc,r much better with it,im alsp a level1 ,hopeing for level2 soon? ,i love itx

MS runs in both sides of my family. My grandmother on one side passed away from complications related to MS. One of my aunts (daughter to the grandmother that passed) has a difficult time with it and another aunt that has less complications from it. I will pass this information to both of them. I kind of wish they lived closer to me as I’d treat them as all I can do is send Reiki long distance at this time. Has there been any studies with use of long distance healing? I would love to see if there are more case studies and research into MS & Reiki.

I don’t know of any off hand that relate directly to MS that use distant Reiki in the research process, however, many research models use distant Reiki as one of the controls to ensure the placebo effect is not what is being measured in the results. In those studies, often there is a hand on group with a trained practitioner, a hands on group with a fake practitioner who is not attuned to Reiki, and a distant Reiki group. The two groups that receive Reiki, whether hands on or distant have showed a favorable response. It at least warrants further study. Here is one interesting study on distant healing. http://www.equilibrium-e3.com/images/PDF/The_Science_Behind_Distant_Healing.pdf

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